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[Woodyspin]

I personally think it's more down to you. If you find a shape that works for you then it works. You'll adjust your technique slightly to suit the pitch rather than need to change bat, surely?

Agreed, bat against the pitch, not against your own bat! if it's slow and low you'll find the right length to time a ball, you're eyes and mind make the split-second decision on whether the ball is in the right place or not. Just make one thing variable and adjust to that rather than adjusting to 2 things especially in the middle of a match.

[Chad]

Happened to me today, was using my GN Warner Kaboom after feeling guilty for wasting willow, was on 40 odd after 24 overs opening. Had hit a few nice shots and felt decent, but wasn't using it to the full potential. Swapped out to a Phantom Performance bat in the Dark Edition shape, and pinged 2 of the nicest sixes I've hit in a long time. The Phantom had never seen any action before, and I ended up on 86* after 39 overs.

Long story short, need a bat with the meat around 3-7 inches up from the toe. Oh, and helps if it's TK made. Was playing on an Astro with decent bounce, so agree with regards to folk adjusting to a pitch, more than adjusting a bat shape for a pitch.

[SD]

I think it is something batsmen overthink about.  If you are ate a front foot player playing on slow low pitches you will still need to cut, pull and sweep.  Likewise if you are a back food player playing on faster bouncier tracks, you will still need to drive fulller balls.  I get bats made to essentially replicate this old powerbow profile where the wood is spread across the length of the hitting zone. The only change I would make if you play consistently on slow low pitches is to use a heavier bat not a different profile

https://m.zavvi.com/sports/sports/gray-nicolls-powerbow-extreme-cricket-bat-mens/10360404.html

[stevat]

I think it is something batsmen overthink about.  If you are ate a front foot player playing on slow low pitches you will still need to cut, pull and sweep.  Likewise if you are a back food player playing on faster bouncier tracks, you will still need to drive fulller balls.  I get bats made to essentially replicate this old powerbow profile where the wood is spread across the length of the hitting zone. The only change I would make if you play consistently on slow low pitches is to use a heavier bat not a different profile

https://m.zavvi.com/sports/sports/gray-nicolls-powerbow-extreme-cricket-bat-mens/10360404.html

Quite right.  I remember yonks back you got those sheets that showed where on the bat you hit the ball.  Theory being that muscle memory is different in different people, and that you naturally strike the ball with the same part of the bat that your brain has deduced as the middle.  I favour a higher middle for pickup, but probably tend to hit the ball about mid middle, so kinda keep that in mind when I look at bats, but don't get hung up on it.